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W. D. STROUD.

Broom Head. No. 61,774. Patented Feb. 5. 1867. 1

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WILLIAM 1). s'rsoun, 0F OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN.

Letters Patent No. 61,774, dated February 5, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. STROUD, of the city of Oshkosh, county ofWinnebago, and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and improvedBroom Head, whereby, in a manner similar to other broom heads, the broomcorn may be inserted and secured until worn out, and replaced by new andused in the same manner indefinitely; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description-of the constructionand mode of using the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveview; and

Figure 2 a perspective View of the binders and screws- Wherein c is asocket to receive the handle a; the handle is fastened with a screw atd. e e is a flexible band secured to the upper section b on both sides,by connections, as seen atf. iand r are metallic bars placed one on eachside of the flexible band e, and, by means of the screws 0.0 passingthrough both band and bars, serve to firmly secure the broom corn. Thebar r is made with projections, k k, in the solid, on the insidethereof, and form female screws of such a depth that, when the broomcorn is amply secured, the points of the screws 0 0 do not projectbeyond the surfice of the bar, thereby leaving it smooth on the outside,and, by reason of the great depth of screw, will be more lasting. Thisbroom head is made of tin or other sheet metal, in a conical form, thetop finishing into a socket to receive the handle; the base, or bottom,forming a single flat flexible band or hoop, securely connected to thetop, and with holes on opposite sides, near each edge, to receive thescrews that pass from metallic bars on opposite sides of the band e eand into the upper section b, and, when properly arranged, is firmlybound and secured by the band-screws and bars, as described.

What'I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the metallic broom head with the bars r and 1',connected by means of the screw-bolts and the projections in is formingfemale screws, substantially as described, and for the purpose hereinset forth.

W. D. STROUD.

Witnesses:

W. G. Rncn, 0mg M. Prrcn

